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CITY OF LAKE ELMO WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO AN EXTENDED DEVELOPMENT MORATORIUM IN THE VILLAGE AREA The Lake Elmo City Council ordains that Section 301.150 and its subdivisions shall be added to the Lake Elmo Municipal Code to read as follows: 301.150 Development Moratorium A. As authorized and directed by the City Council, the City of Lake Elmo is studying planning concepts relating to the Village Area as shown on Exhibit "A". The Village Plan for the area is prepared in order to guide land use, design and capital improvements in the Village area. B. The City is conducting informational meetings with the Public, Planning Commission and City Council, as drafted plan documents are prepared. The City will continue to conduct public hearings in order to obtain public input prior to the adoption of any required changes to its Comprehensive Plan and Official Controls. C. Pending the completion of the public hearings and the adoption of amendments to its Comprehensive Plan and Official Controls, the Lake Elmo City Council has determined that it would be in the public interest to extend the rezoning and development moratorium on those parcels of land which will be impacted by the proposed amendments. The original development moratorium was for a period of six months by adoption of Ordinance No. 97-117, on April 24, 2004. The development moratorium was extended for 120 days by adoption of Ordinance No. 97-123, adopted October 21, 2003; and by adoption of Ordinance No. 97-126, adopted February 17, 2004, was further extended for 60 days; and by adoption of. Ordinance No. 97-127, adopted April 6, 2004, was further extended for 60 days. D. In order to achieve the above objectives, the development moratorium is hereby extended pursuant to the provision of M.S. 462.355, Subd. 4, on all property in the Village area as defined as Exhibit "A"; subject to the following conditions. 1. No Village area property may be rezoned except land zoned to (AG) Agricultural and those lands within the railroad right-of-way. As an example; no property may be rezoned from one residential use category to f another residential use category or from one commercial category to another commercial category or from a residential category to a commercial category.